Category: South Africa

  • ‘We have a right to determine how our histories are told’: An interview with poet Toni Stuart Goldsmiths University of London News 2015-11-25 Sarah Cox On Thursday 3 December the Centre for Caribbean and Diaspora Studies (CCDS) and Centre for Feminist Research host a spoken word performance by Toni Stuart: poet, festival organiser and educator,…

  • Whither ‘non-racialism’: the ‘new’ South Africa turns twenty-one Ethnic and Racial Studies Volume 38, Issue 13, 2015 pages 2167-2174 DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2015.1058511 Deborah Posel, Professor of Sociology Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA) University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa This brief essay reflects on the meaning and significance of ‘non-racialism’ in South Africa’s recent…

  • The history of interracial sex: It’s much more than just rape or romance. The Los Angeles Times 2015-09-28 Carina Ray, Associate Professor of African and Afro- American Studies Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts Carina Ray is associate professor of African and Afro-American Studies at Brandeis University and the author of “Crossing the Color Line: Race, Sex,…

  • Trevor Noah Brings ‘A Different Perspective’ as Daily Show Host NBC News 2015-09-23 Amber Payne, Managing Editor of @NBCBLK Trevor Noah is poised to take The Daily Show throne next week and the South African comedian says his biracial and cultural background will impact and inform his perspective as host. “It just gives me a…

  • Taking a comparative approach, this textbook is a concise introduction to race. Illustrated with detailed examples from around the world, it is organised into two parts. Part One explores the historical changes in ideas about race from the ancient world to the present day, in different corners of the globe. Part Two outlines ways in…

  • The “Coming White Minority”: Brazilianization or South-Africanization of U.S.? Racism Review: scholarship and activism towards racial justice 2015-08-31 Joe Feagin, Ella C. McFadden and Distinguished Professor of Sociology Texas A&M University To understand the so-called “browning of America” and “coming white minority,” we should accent the larger societal context, the big-picture context including systemic racism.…

  • Mixed Race Stereotypes in South African and American Literature by Diana Adesola Mafe (review) Research in African Literatures Volume 46, Number 2, Summer 2015 pages 166-168 Tru Leverette, Associate Professor of English University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida Mafe, Diana Adesola, Mixed Race Stereotypes in South African and American Literature: Coloring Outside the (Black and…

  • Lopsided Afro Mixed Humans ~ Reflections on occupying a space of inbetweenness. Persistently grappling with identity. 2015-05-04 Brian Kamanzi Cape Town, South Africa Self Determination. I never realised how practical those words would become for my life until I started to explore the world beyond the safety of my University. Work spaces where the politics…

  • Trevor Noah’s World The Atlantic 2015-04-05 Douglas Foster, Associate Professor of Journalism Medill School of Journalism Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois What makes The Daily Show’s new host unique—according to South African comics CAPE TOWN, South Africa—When word circulated on Monday that standup comic Trevor Noah had been chosen to succeed Jon Stewart as host of…

  • The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah, and Japan’s Miss Universe Reveal Biracial Realities Will Wright: Cinéma, Style, Race and Politics Permeate Our Lives. That Fascinates Me. 2015-04-09 Will Wright Thanks in part to the changing of the guard at The Daily Show, biracial experiences and related politics have made headlines, and snuck into our minds. South…